Matthew Brodeur receives scout award

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Jul 26, 2012 at 10:06 AM

FAIRHAVEN — Matthew Brodeur of Fairhaven was recently presented with the Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award by the George H. Taber Masonic Lodge. The award was given for his service and dedication to the scouting movement and masonic fraternity.

FAIRHAVEN — Matthew Brodeur of Fairhaven was recently presented with the Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award by the George H. Taber Masonic Lodge. The award was given for his service and dedication to the scouting movement and masonic fraternity.

The Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award is an honor given to members of the Masonic Lodge who act as role models and provide dedicated service to the young men in Boy Scouts of America. Freemasonry's relationship with the Boy Scouts started with a Freemason named Daniel Carter Beard.

Recipients of this award must be both a Master Mason and a member of scouting and are nominated by another member who feels that their service warranted this award.

Brodeur started his scouting career in 1996 in Troop 8 in Middleboro, where he held numerous leadership positions within the troop. In December 2000, he received the prestigious rank of Eagle Scout, which is the highest honor bestowed on youth members of scouting and is only achieved by approximately 1 percent of youth that join scouting.

Brodeur continued his involvement in scouting as an adult leader in various capacities and he now serves as the committee chairman of Troop 7 New Bedford, as well as a merit badge counselor. He worked along with a group of like minded adult scout volunteers to form a troop to serve the south end of New Bedford because at the time there were no scout troops in the south end. Troop 7 now has 11 boys from New Bedford and the surrounding area.

Brodeur is also a committee member of Sippican Sea Scouts Ship #19 out of Marion and works with the youth members there as well.

Brodeur is currently serving as the president of the Shrine Club of Southeastern Mass, which is one of the oldest Shrine Clubs in the U.S. He also belongs to Massachusetts Lodge of Research, 19th District Activities Association, Adoniram Royal Arch Chapter of New Bedford and New Bedford Council of Royal and Select Master Masons. He is very active in his Masonic lodge, managing public relations for the lodge, including administering the lodge's Facebook and Twitter accounts, helping his father publicize upcoming lodge blood drives, issuing press releases and handling media inquiries, and speaking about the masonic fraternity to groups and providing tours to the public during open houses.

In addition to his service to his masonic lodge, Brodeur is currently serving as the 19th Masonic District representative to Shriners & Youth Organizations and the 19th Masonic District webmaster.

He is also involved in the American Red Cross, the Fairhaven Improvement Association, Red Nose Response, Fairhaven Town Meeting and American Cancer Society.

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